Its almost upsetting to see this forum is slowly starting to trickle away with member and views online. I know we want to keep this site exclusive but there are a lot of other great glassheads heading to other forms of media (secret FB groups, Instagram, ect.) that are formidably potential member that would be great additions to our community.

Anything that you need or can be done to help just let me know I don't want to see BM wither away been a member for G knows how many years and I want it to see this baby thrive!

@ooa311 When BoroMarket started four years ago the glass scene was a completely different landscape. Most people were not comfortable buying and selling glass out in the open and the few places that did provide a marketplace were very private and not advertised publicly. BoroMarket broke the mold a little because our primary purpose was being a marketplace for glass art. However, nothing was viewable to the public.
As the popularity of Facebook grew, so did the willingness of people to be more open about their glass collecting and the buying and selling of glass that goes along with it. There's no denying the migration of traffic from forums to Facebook. Countless glass groups were formed, and most recently, people took to instagram to share glass art even further. The beauty of social media is the instant gratification it can provide to a mass population at a viral rate.
Now, the glass scene is bigger than it ever was before. The changes we've implemented at BoroMarket are aimed at this. The new layout is more open and much of the site is visible to guests in order to entice new members to join. Our subscription and feedback systems help greatly to keep out scammers. We've added new site features that make the user experience easier and more enjoyable. So far, there has been a solid increase in user activity since the recent makeover.

Tl;dr
As a member, the best thing you can do is to spread the word on BoroMarket and the love for glass art.

I appreciate the time and work aswell....however I must admit while amount of members has gone up quality of members has gone down imo. One thing it seemed boro was good at was weeding out silly comments by monitoring beginners/ starter accounts post. I believe this should be brought back.Thanks again hpi!

^exactly what slk011 said. I love the number of new members and inceeased activity but I can't even count how many times I have seen requests for name and date pics. Sloppy posts and unnecessary commenting. Some prepost moderation would be nice to have back. I am sure you guys will get it all dialed in soon enough. Loving the comeback though. Thanks for all the hard work.

If someone doesn't have a name date pic in there thread should we report that as well? I've asked for a seller to post a name date picture in the thread of and item I was browsing that I noticed lacked one. I wasn't sure if I should report it or not.

@ooa311 When BoroMarket started four years ago the glass scene was a completely different landscape. Most people were not comfortable buying and selling glass out in the open and the few places that did provide a marketplace were very private and not advertised publicly. BoroMarket broke the mold a little because our primary purpose was being a marketplace for glass art. However, nothing was viewable to the public.
As the popularity of Facebook grew, so did the willingness of people to be more open about their glass collecting and the buying and selling of glass that goes along with it. There's no denying the migration of traffic from forums to Facebook. Countless glass groups were formed, and most recently, people took to instagram to share glass art even further. The beauty of social media is the instant gratification it can provide to a mass population at a viral rate.
Now, the glass scene is bigger than it ever was before. The changes we've implemented at BoroMarket are aimed at this. The new layout is more open and much of the site is visible to guests in order to entice new members to join. Our subscription and feedback systems help greatly to keep out scammers. We've added new site features that make the user experience easier and more enjoyable. So far, there has been a solid increase in user activity since the recent makeover.

Tl;dr
As a member, the best thing you can do is to spread the word on BoroMarket and the love for glass art.